Darby Pond Dam

Darby Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Toombs County, Georgia. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/01/2017
Height14 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 14 ft
14 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

14 ft tall and 720 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Darby Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Darby Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Toombs Land Co LLC (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 720 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 580 square miles.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 05/01/2017.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyToombs
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.12858, -82.37381

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length720 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Normal Storage56 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area580 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerToombs Land Co LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/01/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA05031
Federal IDGA05031
More InfoState Dam Safety Program